Rain

The Rains are Here

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October 6th 2006
So we've had a bit of rain lately. Monsoon season has finally arrived and it pelted down. The weather was even slightly cool and pleasant for a while, but the roads flooded in minutes and the streets (most of which are not sealed) remain mud for weeks. Had a few stacks on rickshaws when the wheel went into a drain (roads knee deep in water so very hard to tell), but a lovely brick wall caught my ... read more

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka

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Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.... ... read more